Current Issue
December, 2020
- Vol. 23 No. 04
- Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu
The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea was reported in January 2020....
- Cross-Correlation Analysis of the Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms with Hand Hygiene Compliance and Effectiveness of Alcohol-Gel Hand Hygiene Practice
Background: Multidrug- resistant organisms (MDRO) are a serious concern in healthcareassociated infections....
- The Trend of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Korean Hospitals with the Analysis of Nationwide Sample Cohort
Background: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is an important pathogen that causes diarrhea in people who take antibiotics....
- Causes and Clinical Relevance of Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Test Results
Background: Inconclusive SARS-CoV-2 real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) test results,...
- Evaluating the Use of Distilled Water for Washing Sodium Hydroxide in Mycobacterial Culture
Background: Respiratory specimens subjected to mycobacterial detection were initially pretreated with N-acetyl-L-cysteine-sodium hydroxide...
- A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Rothia mucilaginosa
Rothia spp. are aerobic, gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Micrococcaceae, and are a part of the normal microbial flora...